Fyi, $15/hr in 2011 dollars would have been significantly higher than the minimum wage has ever been. The highest ever US minimum wage adjusted for inflation was $1.60 in 1968 which is $10.34 in 2011, $12.18 in 2021.
In addition, all articles should have an audio option as well. I unfortunately just don't have the attention span to read walls of text, but put in audio format and I have no problem.